A development permit application has been submitted for a 50′ x 120′ site at the Northwest corner of West 11th Avenue and Maple Street in Kits; across from Lord Tennyson Elementary School. The plan for the C-7 zoned site calls for retention of the two-storey heritage building on the lane redevelopment of the existing retail building into a 7-storey residential building. Details include:

• 8 units in total
• 3 townhouse units and 5-units in floors 3-7 (one suite per floor, all 3-bedrooms)
• Total density of 2.44 FSR (18,316 SF)
• 2 levels of underground parking

Existing site

The architect for the project is Ankenman Marchand Architects.

The site had been listed for sale with CBRE in 2015 for $4,988,000, and sold in September 2015 for $4,950,000; equivalent to $270 per buildable SF.

After holding preliminary open houses late last year to unveil the First Baptist Church redevelopment to the public and the media, Westbank has now submitted their formal rezoning application for the Bing Thom designed project at 969 Burrard St. & 1019-1045 Nelson Street. The specific details of the project have now been finalized for rezoning application purposes.

Major details of the proposal includes:

• • restoration of First Baptist Church;
  • new church ancillary spaces, including a 37-space child daycare, a gymnasium, a counselling centre and offices;
  • a new 8-storey building containing 66 social housing units, owned by the church;
  • a new 56-storey tower containing 294 market strata residential units;
  • a combined total new floor area of 559,925 SF.
  •  a total density of 10.79 FSR;
  • 497 underground vehicle parking spaces.

This rezoning application is being considered under the Rezoning Policy for the West End and the West End Community Plan.

As the building sits at an elevation of 167 ft above sea level, it will appear as one of the tallest buildings on the Downtown skyline, only slightly shorter than Shangri-la and Trump Tower.

Further detail on the rezoning application can be found here: http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/969burrard/index.htm

A rezoning application has been filed for an 11,066 SF site at the Southwest corner of Cambie and King Edward; a site that had been orphaned from the adjacent development by Dava Development, “Parc 26” now under construction and nearly sold out. The proposed plan for 512 West King Edward Avenue is for a 6-storey residential building that includes:

• 50 secured market rental units;
• a building height of 67.75 ft
• a density of 3.0 FSR;
• 37 vehicle parking spaces and 71 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan and the Secured Market Rental Housing Policy.

The architect for the project is Arno Matis Architecture.